2017 magazine Pacemaker finalists announced

MINNEAPOLIS — The Associated College Press has named 32 collegiate student magazines as finalists in its annual Pacemaker competition.

“The Pacemaker is the association’s preeminent award,” said Laura Widmer, executive director. “ACP is honored to recognize the best of the best.”

The 32 magazines represent 15 states as well as Canada.

In all, 105 student magazines entered the Pacemaker competition. A team of judges studied every entry, discussing its strengths and weaknesses.

“The Pacemaker winning magazines were incredible and could hold their own on the newsstand in the company of the very best professionally produced magazines,” the judges said.

For judging, magazines were divided into two major categories — feature and literary art. Whether the magazine was produced at a four-year or two-year school was also taken into consideration.

“The winning literary art magazines not only featured creative content, but brought creativity to the display and packaging of the creative content,” the judges said.

“The quality of the magazines produced at the collegiate level is amazing,” said Gary Lundgren, associate director. “The storytelling is remarkable with a great blend of shorter quick-reads and substantial long-form stories in the feature magazines.”

Of the 32 Pacemaker finalists, nine are from two-year schools. 14 will be named Pacemakers in October.

Detailed comments from the judges about each of the 14 Pacemakers will be posted when the Pacemaker winners are announced.

Pacemaker finalists will be recognized and the Pacemaker winners announced at the ACP/CMA National College Media Convention, Oct. 25-29, 2017 in Dallas.

Feature/General Audience


El Sol
Southwestern College
Chula Vista, California
Editor: Alberto Calderon
Adviser: Max Branscomb


The Point
Biola University
La Mirada, California
Editor: Angelene Wong
Adviser: Tamara J. Welter


Prime by the Daily Bruin
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Editor: Tanner Walters
Adviser: Abigail Goldman


Collegian Times
Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles, California
Editor: Ande Richards
Adviser: Rhonda Guess


Currents
Pepperdine University
Malibu, California
Editor: Kristin Vartan
Advisers: Elizabeth Smith, Courtenay Stallings


Pursuit
California Baptist University
Riverside, California
Editor: Courtney Coleman
Advisers: Michael Chute, Sonya Singh


Etc. Magazine
City College of San Francisco
San Francisco, California
Editors: Tony Taylor, Sean Karlin
Adviser: Jessica Lifland


Distraction
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida
Editor: Asmae Fahmy
Adviser: Randy Stano


F Newsmagazine
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Editor: Sophie Lucido Johnson
Advisers: Paul Elitzik, Mike Miner


Echo
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Advisers: Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin, Joshua Hauth, Christopher Richert


Annual
Drake University
Des Moines, Iowa
Editor: Jennifer Krane
Advisers: Jeff Inman, Catherine Staub


Drake Magazine
Drake University
Des Moines, Iowa
Editor: Katie Bandurski
Advisers: Jeff Inman, Catherine Staub


Talisman
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Editor: Kylee Kaetzel
Adviser: Charlotte Turtle


Stephens Life
Stephens College
Columbia, Missouri
Editors: Allison Moorman, Alexandra Martin, Madelyne Allen, Mary Kate Hafner
Adviser: Amy Parris


MPJ
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York
Editors: Perry Aston, Greg Biondo, Gabi Garcia
Advisers: David Sutherland, Sherri Taylor


The Collegian Magazine
Kenyon College
Gambier, Ohio
Editors: Julia Waldow, Griffin Burrough
Advisers: Bryan Burrough, Rachel Shaver


Flux
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Editor: Emily Olson


The Bleed
Lane Community College
Eugene, Oregon
Editors: André Casey, Emily Hallmark
Advisers: Melissa Korber, Marcus Thompson II


The Current
Amarillo College
Amarillo, Texas
Editors: Jenna Gibson, Destiny Kranthoven, Claire Ekas, Salvador Gutierrez, Michelle Martinez
Advisers: Maddisun Fowler, Jill Gibson


SMU Look
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, Texas
Editor: India Pougher
Advisers: Camille Kraeplin, Jay Miller, Candace Barnhill


Ink
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia
Editors: Kelly Reyes, Cierra Artis
Advisers: Allison Bennett Dyche, Mark Jeffries, Jacob McFadden


Emerge Magazine
University of Guelph-Humber
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Editors: Taylor Clysdale, Danielle Edwards
Advisers: Kimberley Noble, Norm Lourenco, Laura Arsie

Literary Arts


Progenitor
Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, Colorado
Editor: Angie Thompson
Advisers: Andrea Mason, John Hall


Aquarian
Jacksonville University
Jacksonville, Florida
Editor: Aaron Wallace
Advisers: Sarah Murphy, Chris Dew


Axis
Miami Dade College North Campus
Miami, Florida
Editors: Priya Pershadsingh, Kino Binsworth Robinson III, Axis Editing Staff
Advisers: Kathleen Noonan, Carmen Bucher


Phoenix
Valencia College
Orlando, Florida
Editor: Bruno Sato de Oliveria
Advisers: Jackie Zuromski, Meg Curtiss


Parnassus
Northern Essex Community College
Haverhill, Massachusetts
Adviser: Patrick Lochelt


The Peel
Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina
Editors: Kip McMillan, Devan Brush
Adviser: Olivia Wilkes


Sanskrit
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina
Editor: Sarah Kinney
Adviser: Wayne Maikranz


Expressions
East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina
Editor: Nichole Currie
Adviser: Terrence Dove


Windhover
North Carolinia State University
Raligh, North Carolina
Editor: Nikita Chintalapudi
Adviser: Martha Collins


Illumination
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Madison, Wisconsin
Editors: Madelyn Sundquist, Reid Kurkerewicz, Fernanda Martinez, Lana Scholtz, Haley Nippert, Jenna Mann, Shannon Murphy, Luke Valmadrid
Adviser: James Rogers